Pagan Racing
Pagan Racing was a racing team owned by Texas businessmen Jack and Allan Pagan.
CART Indy 500 entries
The team was founded in 1993 when the team purchased the
CART IndyCar equipment of Kenny Bernstein's King Racing.[1] The team fielded a car for Jeff Andretti for the 1993 Indianapolis 500 who finished 29th after a crash. The following year they signed veteran Roberto Guerrero to drive their car. Guerrero started 20th but was knocked out by a crash after only 20 laps. The team upgraded to Ilmor–Mercedes-Benz engines in 1995
and Guerrero brought their car home 12th in the "500".
Full-time IRL entrant
In
1996–1997 season and the team selected the Infiniti engine to power their cars when the new cars came at the beginning of 1997. However, the Infiniti motors produced significantly less power than the Oldsmobile
engines and the team switched engine manufacturers mid-season after poor results and an Indy 500 where Guerrero was unable to maintain a fast pace. By virtue of being one of only a handful of drivers to compete in all the races, Guerrero and the Pagan team finished 7th in the 1996-1997 championship.
Decline
Guerrero returned in
1999 with Jeff Ward and minor sponsorship beginning with the Indy 500. Ward finished in Pagan Racing's best finish of second place. However, Ward had few other good finishes that season and finished 11th in points. Funding uncertainties returned at season's end and the team was again without sponsorship. It fielded an entry for Richie Hearn in the 2000 Indianapolis 500
where Hearn was knocked out by an electrical problem. The race was the team's last as rising costs finally put an end to the small team from Texas.
Drivers
- Roberto Guerrero (1994-1998; CART & IRL)
- Stevie Reeves (1998)
- Jeff Ward (1999)
- Richie Hearn (2000)
Racing results
Complete CART Indy Car World Series results
(key)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1993
|
SFR | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | NHA | ROA | VAN | MDO | NAZ | LAG | ||||||
Lola T92/00
|
Buick 3300 V6t | G | Jeff Andretti | 21 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
1994
|
SFR | PHX | LBH | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | CLE | TOR | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | ROA | NAZ | LAG | ||||||
Lola T92/00
|
Buick 3300 V6t | G | Roberto Guerrero | 21 | 33 | |||||||||||||||||
1995
|
MIA | SFR | PHX | LBH | NAZ | INDY | MIL | DET | POR | ROA | TOR | CLE | MCH | MDO | NHA | VAN | LAG | |||||
Reynard 94i | Mercedes-Benz IC108D V8t | G | Dennis Vitolo | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
Roberto Guerrero | 16 | 12 |
Complete Indy Racing League results
(key)
Year | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996
|
WDW | PHX | INDY | |||||||||||||
Lola T95/00
|
Ford XB V8t | G | Roberto Guerrero | 21 | 5 | 16 | 5* | |||||||||
Reynard 94i | Billy Boat | 99 | DNQ | |||||||||||||
Lola T92/00
|
Buick 3300 V6t | 87 | DNQ | |||||||||||||
1996–1997
|
NHA | LSV | WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | PPIR | CLT | NHA | LSV | ||||||
Reynard 95i Reynard 94i |
Ford XB V8t | G | Roberto Guerrero | 21 | 6 | 4 | ||||||||||
Dallara IR7 | VRH35ADE V8
|
17 | 7 | 27 | 13 | |||||||||||
Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||
1998
|
WDW | PHX | INDY | TXS | NHA | DOV | CLT | PPIR | ATL | TXS | LSV | |||||
Dallara IR8 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | G | Roberto Guerrero | 21 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 24 | ||||||||
Stevie Reeves | 10 | |||||||||||||||
1999
|
WDW | PHX | CLT | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | DOV | PPIR | LSV | TXS | |||||
Dallara IR9 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | G | Jeff Ward | 21 | 2 | C1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 23 | 10 | 21 | ||
2000
|
WDW | PHX | LSV | INDY | TXS | PPIR | ATL | KTY | TXS | |||||||
Dallara IR-00 | Oldsmobile Aurora V8 | F | Richie Hearn | 75 | 27 |
- ^ The 1999 VisionAire 500K at Charlotte was cancelled after 79 laps due to spectator fatalities.
References
- ^ The Pagan Family, Pagan Racing Press Kit